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The Rebellious CEO: 12 Leaders Who Did It Right Audiobook
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Over the course of seven decades Ralph Nader has been Corporate America's fiercest critic. Supreme Court Justice William Powell singled out Nader in his infamous memo as the "single most effective antagonist of American business . . . [the] target of his hatred . . . is corporate power."
But now, in a book that will surprise both his fans and critics, Nader profiles a small group of CEOs who he believes performed extraordinarily well as business leaders and civic reformers, some well-known, some not, who should be celebrated as exceptions whose life and career should be a course of emulation and inspiration for students of business, executives, and the wider citizenry.
This select group of mavericks and iconoclasts—which includes The Body Shop's Anita Roddick, Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard, Vanguard's John Bogle, and Busboys and Poets' Andy Shallal—give us, Nader writes, "a sense of what might have been and what still could be if business were rigorously framed as a process that was not only about making money and selling things but improving our social and natural world."
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“Narrator Joe Barrett channels the maverick Nader in each of the CEOs he profiles…Barrett narrates with enough snark and reverence to make the audiobook an interesting listen.”
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“Nader tells the stories of chief executive officers who have been forces for good.”
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“Celebrates twelve gutsy ethical executives in memorable essays to challenge and inspire contemporary business leaders.”
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“He believes any leader can shape the corporate culture of anywhere they work, for better or worse, but hopefully better.”
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“This is just the book for anyone who enjoys the podcast ‘How I Built This.’“
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“Its optimistic theme is a lovely surprise from America’s most tenacious corporate-dragon slayer.”
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“[A] tribute to moral leadership.”
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“This book is a master class in what business leadership might have been—and still could become.”
— William C. Taylor, cofounder of Fast Company and author of Simply Brilliant
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A CityAM Best Book of 2023
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About Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader is a consumer advocate and author. Named by The Atlantic as one of the hundred most influential figures in American history and by Time and Life magazines as one of the hundred most influential Americans of the twentieth century. He and the dozens of citizen groups he has founded have helped us drive safer cars, eat healthier food, breathe better air, drink cleaner water, and work in safer workplaces. He continues to be a relentless advocate for grassroots activism, more civic organizations, and democratic change for a just society.
About Joe Barrett
Joe Barrett, an actor and Audie Award and Earphones Award–winning narrator, has appeared both on and off Broadway as well as in hundreds of radio and television commercials.